ad lib Your browser does not support the audio element. [ Abbreviation , ad libitum or at will ] Definition 1. Abbreviation for ad libitum. 2. A term used in jazz music as a slang for an improvised solo, or a solo performed without written notation, but where the performer improvises a melody based around the melodic and harmonic structure of the original melody. See Also [Abbreviation] Ad l. [Latin] ad libitum Share Share on Facebook (opens in a new tab) Share on X (opens in a new tab) Last Updated: 2013-03-05 21:47:41